Recipient input in an event management system

• US 20040139445A1
• Filed: 01/14/2003
• Published: 07/15/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 01/14/2003
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Original Assignee: International Business Machines Corporation
• Inventors: Turner, Richard, Massey, Christopher C., Hope, Clifford C.
• Application Number:
  US10/342,434
• Publication Number:
  US 20040139445A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 719/318
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 2209/544 Remote
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 9/542 Event management; Broadcasting; Multicasting; Notifications

Abstract

A recipient input method and system, for use in an event management system is disclosed. The method includes the steps of determining a requirement for input from a recipient; and requesting said recipient input.

Claims

1. A recipient input method, for use in an event management system, comprising the steps of:

determining a requirement for input from a recipient; and

requesting said recipient input.

2. A recipient input system, for use in an event management system, comprising:

a determiner for determining a requirement for input from a recipient; and

a requestor for requesting said recipient input.

3. The system according to claim 2, wherein said event management system has access to at least one data source and includes:

a server component having;

an agent engine for creating one or more agents, and

a scheduler for running said created agents;

a definition data store for storing data definitions;

a client component for authoring said agents using said definitions; and

an interface between said agent engine and said data source.

4. The system according to claim 3, further including an event data store for maintaining a history of events.

5. The system according to claim 3, wherein two or more data sources are pooled to improve system efficiency.

6. A recipient input system, for use in an event management system, comprising:

means for determining a requirement for input from a recipient; and

means for requesting said recipient input.

7. A storage medium readable by a computer encoding a computer process to provide a method for a recipient input method, for use in an event management system, the computer process comprising:

a processing portion for determining a requirement for input from a recipient; and

a processing portion for requesting said recipient input.